Potholes

Of all the things that caught my attention this past week: potholes!  I did quite a bit of traveling the past two weeks, a lot of freeways as well as city streets.  With over 600 miles looking at all kind of roads, trying to maintain my safety, the potholes surely spoke to me pretty loudly.  

One huge, deep pothole nearly swallowed my car up, with a jarring of the car that made me wonder if my tire would blow.  There was one car up ahead sitting on the side with tire problems; I wondered if I was about to join it, but actually my tire only lost a little air, not even a flat!  Whew! 

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Aside from potholes, to say the least, the past two weeks were very eventful. These events included health issues and car/transportation issues;  I couldn't keep this little post short if I went into it all but as an analogy in life, we all have had to negotiate "potholes" with some so deep they might have rendered us nearly stranded, needing to depend on others to help us get through the day and week. 

I was very fortunate to have very supportive family and friends who helped me navigate various details I needed to tend to. Yes, it is all called "life" but the most amazing feeling I came back home with was how "loved" I felt the whole time I was gone.  Yes, like a huge power greater than me with arms wrapped around me in love. 

Have you ever looked at the potholes of your day or week and been able to see those arms of love helping you get through all those times that were enough to shake you to the  core?  It's amazing to have a type of life jacket of love that holds you up during these times. 

I don't think ever to ask, "why is God doing this to me?" I just believe it's the imperfections of this world that bring situations on. Coming through the other side with such a sense of gratitude for God's love through others' actions help me see a bigger picture in it all.  Perhaps I needed these potholes to see this grand view!